Founded in 1975, The Vanguard Group is now one of the largest investment management companies in the world, with millions of investor clients and thousands of "
Risk Director, Workplace Solutions
Location
Pennsylvania
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Risk Director, Workplace Solutions
The Vanguard Group
Title: Risk Director, Workplace Solutions Location: Malvern, PA time type Full time job requisition id 176754 Job Description: Overview The Workplace Solutions mission is simple and bold: deliver investment success to millions of workers participating in employer‑sponsored retirement plans. We do this by designing smart, tailored plans for sponsors and delivering high‑quality participant experiences. Vanguard’s Workplace Solutions team supports defined contribution plan sponsors and participants through recordkeeping, administration, and trust/custody services. Operating at the heart of a complex fiduciary environment—anchored in ERISA and aligned with IRS and DOL requirements—we’re seeking a Risk Director to shape and elevate our risk strategy. In this role, you’ll bring ERISA retirement expertise to guide business decisions, build trusted partnerships with senior leaders, and strengthen a risk and control environment that spans operations, technology, and client service. The impact you’ll make As the Risk Director, you will be a trusted advisor to the Workplace Solutions risk program– leading and maturing a risk management program, providing credible and effective challenge, and fostering a risk-smart, forward-looking culture. Leveraging Vanguard’s operational and strategic risk frameworks, you will align divisional controls and enterprise standards, embed deep division-specific business acumen into risk practices, and helps team anticipate and navigate emerging risks across complex operations and strategic initiatives. - Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance, training, and coaching as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures. - Partners with key stakeholders to establish and implement risk and control management standards within the division's processes, based on the divisional risk profile and enterprise and divisional policies and standards. Provides vision and leadership regarding existing and emerging risks, in alignment with strategic priorities. - Provides independent oversight of Line 1 risk activities, with a primary responsibility to challenge completeness, consistency, quality, and judgment in how risks are identified, assessed, and managed. Ensures that the division has an appropriate level of review of key controls, and that key controls are designed in accordance with established standards. - Partners in risk identification and challenges completeness and consistency of identified risks. Provides industry and enterprise-wide insights to inform the business on current and emerging risks. Performs independent risk assessments for selected high‑impact, critical, or thematic risks. - Monitor and enable adherence to the enterprise risk governance policies, standards, and procedures. Develops, maintains, and evolves a comprehensive program for monitoring and challenging the risk and control effectiveness in the business. - Produces independent risk reporting and enterprise‑wide insights for divisional leadership and governance forums to enable the business to make risk informed decisions. - Leads and oversees a team of risk practitioners in analyzing risks, applying risk methodologies, and considering business context in advising the business on key risks. Accountable for the timely completion of risk projects and initiatives. - Develops and maintains in-depth knowledge and awareness of industry, risk management practices, and regulatory and/or policy changes. Takes an active role in industry forums and remains current on issues and regulatory events affecting the division, firm, and industry. - Embeds deep, division-specific acumen into risk management. Provide relevant, tailored guidance and advice to strengthen decision-making across the division’s complex business operations and strategic initiatives. - Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned, partnering with enterprise risk, legal, compliance, audit, and internal and external stakeholders as appropriate. Qualifications: What you’ll bring - Minimum 12 years related work experience with 8 years of experience in risk management within retirement services, trust/custody, or related fiduciary operations, with command of ERISA (fiduciary duties, plan operations, fee disclosures), IRS rules, and DOL oversight. - Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree preferred (e.g., JD, MBA, MS in Risk/Finance). - Hands‑on masterly of operational risk frameworks and control assurance (control design, testing, monitoring, reporting). You know what “good” looks like – and how to build it. - Demonstrated people leadership capabilities, including building scalable teams, developing leaders, and driving a strong risk culture. - Exceptional communicator and strategic thinker who shapes outcomes through strong judgement, clarity of message, and an ability to bring stakeholders along. You build buy‑in across senior leaders while navigating complexity with confidence. Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. About Vanguard At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best. How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
Related Guides
Related Categories
Related Job Pages
More Risk Jobs
• Provide enterprise leadership to design, standardize, and improve the end to end operating model across HEDIS and Risk Adjustment • Drive improvements in data collection, processing, encounter creation and management, submission controls, reconciliation, and audit readiness • Ensure execution across internal teams, technology partners, analytics, finance, and external vendors is aligned and coordinated • Establish and maintain governance structures for regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and defensible outcomes • Own the end to end vendor operating model for Risk Adjustment • Serve as the primary integrator across Quality, Performance Outcomes, Technology, Data, Analytics, Finance, Actuarial, Provider Quality, and external partners
Commercial Risk Manager – EPC, Contracts
Canadian Solar Inc.Canadian Solar exists to Make the Difference.
• Develop and ensure overall compliance with risk processes; perform periodic process audits as required • Support the Managing Director in market research across customer segments, competitive landscape, and regulatory frameworks to identify strategic opportunities for BESS offerings • Maintain risk management processes to identify technical and commercial risks, promote mitigation strategies, and assure informed leadership decisions, both in pre-contract and post-contract phases of the project • Develop and refine pricing strategies that align with the organization’s risk appetite, integrating commercial insights with risk considerations to support go-to-market execution • Ensure the data accuracy and completeness of information provided by the Commercial Manager and Application Engineering teams through the Risk Passport (CRM or other) • Develop, maintain and manage a project Risk Passport and approval Delegation of Authority • Represent the Risk Team at HQ risk reviews, when required, and accurately present proposal details to the leadership team to facilitate rapid decision making • Provide Business Leadership with detailed information to identify external transaction risks and develop mitigation strategies
Enterprise Change and Governance Lead
Cengage GroupWe are a global education technology company equipping learners with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready.
Role Description Cengage is looking for an IT Enterprise Systems Transformation & Adoption Lead to join our IT Change Management function. This hands-on role helps ERP and enterprise system changes turn into measurable business outcomes and balanced ways of working. You’ll partner with IT, technical product owners, and business teams to prepare impacted groups and support operational adoption. The strongest candidates understand that adoption depends on more than training. It requires clear processes, communication, leadership support, and operational alignment. What you'll do here: - Support change, communication, business readiness, training coordination, and adoption work for enterprise system initiatives, with an initial focus on ERP and finance system adoption. - Build and adapt change, communication, readiness, and training plans based on business and technical needs. - Identify impacted audiences, adoption risks, readiness gaps, and leader support needs. - Translate system and process changes into clear operational impacts for employees. - Partner with project and business teams to surface risks early and support adoption through implementation. Qualifications - 3–5 years supporting organizational change, business readiness, or system adoption initiatives. - Experience supporting ERP, CRM, finance, or enterprise platforms in complex environments. - Ability to translate technical and operational change into clear communications, readiness activities, and stakeholder support. - Confidence working across technical and business teams. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. Requirements - Spot workflow, communication, or ownership gaps before they become operational friction. - Translate system design into what actually changes for people. - Treat data quality as a process and ownership issue - not a user failure. Benefits - Participation in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program. - 10% Annual: Individual Target. - Base pay range: $88,600.00 - $115,200.00 USD. Company Description Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. - We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching, and research markets worldwide. - Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Nurse Practitioner – Longevity Medicine & Hormone Health
OpenLoop Health PartnersOpenLoop Health was founded with the vision to deliver healing anywhere. We do so by thoughtfully pairing leading clinicians (like you!) with innovative telehealth companies providing patient care in all 50 states. Our team of Clinician Advocates and full-service support staff are dedicated to helping you land the right virtual care positions aligned to your expertise, passions, and schedule. Consider OpenLoop your all-access pass to rewarding work, great pay, and the flexibility you’ve been looking for.
Role Description We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner who is passionate about proactive healthcare, hormone optimization, and longevity medicine. The ideal candidate is comfortable interpreting advanced laboratory testing, managing hormone therapies, and guiding patients through personalized treatment plans designed to improve quality of life, metabolic health, and long-term wellness. This role is highly consultative and relationship-driven, requiring strong clinical judgment and exceptional patient communication skills. Responsibilities - Conduct virtual new patient consultations and follow-up appointments - Review and interpret comprehensive laboratory testing - Develop individualized treatment plans based on patient goals and clinical findings - Manage hormone optimization programs for men and women - Evaluate and monitor patients receiving HRT/TRT therapies - Support patients pursuing weight management and metabolic health goals - Educate patients regarding lifestyle modification, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and preventative health strategies - Document all encounters accurately and compliantly - Collaborate with physician leadership and clinical operations teams Qualifications - Active Nurse Practitioner license in good standing - Multiple state licenses preferred - Minimum 3 years of clinical practice experience - Telehealth experience - Experience managing adult patient populations - Strong communication and motivational interviewing skills - Comfort discussing preventative health and wellness interventions Preferred Qualifications - Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) experience - Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) experience - Functional Medicine experience - Integrative Medicine training - Longevity or preventative medicine experience - Weight loss or metabolic health management experience - Experience interpreting advanced hormone and metabolic laboratory panels - Familiarity with peptide therapies and emerging longevity interventions Ideal Candidate Profile The successful candidate believes healthcare should focus on extending healthspan, not simply treating disease. They are intellectually curious, highly patient-centered, and comfortable practicing at the intersection of traditional medicine and emerging longevity science. They enjoy partnering with motivated patients who are actively engaged in improving their health and are comfortable discussing: - Hormone optimization - Menopause management - Healthy aging - Metabolic health - Preventative medicine - Lifestyle interventions - Longevity-focused treatment strategies
